Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Allen
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 23, 1990No. 89-P-586PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
An arrest warrant was out for the defendant Dennis A. Allen when police searched him and the apartment — not his — in which they found him. We conclude that a motion to suppress incriminating evidence found during those searches was rightly denied. There are several lesser points on appeal.
A high speed car chase in the afternoon of August 26, 1987, had triggered the chain of events which led to the defendant’s arrest. The principal prey in the chase had been Everton (Doc) Douglas, wanted for drug dealing and in connection with a recent shooting. The police did not catch Doc but did apprehend…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Maryland v. BuieSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. OrtegaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. RomanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. CrouseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Commonwealth v. AcostaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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